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More details of current Select Committee inquiries can be found on the Parliament website:
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COMMITTEE
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INQUIRY
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STAGE & NOTES
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Administration
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ICT
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Report in preparation
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Communities &
Local Government
(Formerly ODPM)
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Refuse Collection
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 8 May
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The Supply of Rented Housing
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Oral evidence in progress
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Leasehold and major works
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One-off oral evidence concluded
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Constitutional Affairs
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Accommodation for the New Supreme Court
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Oral evidence in progress
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Devolution: A decade on
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Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
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Freedom of Information follow up
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Oral evidence in progress
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Implementation of the Carter Review of Legal Aid
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Report to be published 1 May: HC 223 I & II
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Attorney General
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Further written evidence invited
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Judicial Appointments Commission
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Crossrail Bill
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Crossrail Bill
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Oral evidence in progress
The Committee will hear petitions against the third set of Amended Provisions (AP3)
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Culture, Media & Sport
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Self-regulation of the Press
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One-off oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Tourism
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Oral evidence in progress
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Public Service Media Content
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 8 May
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Caring for our collections
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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New media and the creative industries
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Defence
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The work of the Defence Estates
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Inquiry announced: oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 15 May
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Medical Care for the Armed Forces
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Inquiry announced
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Strategic Lift
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 22 May
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UK Defence: commitments and resources
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Oral evidence concluded
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UK operations in Afghanistan
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 8 May
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The Defence Industrial Strategy: update
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Government response published 27 April: HC 481
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The Future of the UK's Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: The White Paper
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Report published 7 March: HC225-I&-II Interim response published on committee website
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Education & Skills
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Special Educational Needs: separation of assessment of need from funding of provision
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Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 25 June
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Testing and Assessment
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Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 4 June
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14-19 Specialised Diplomas
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Post-16 Skills Training
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Oral evidence in progress
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The Work of Ofsted
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 9 May
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Education & Skills
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The Bologna Process
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Report to be published 30 April
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The future sustainability of the higher education sector: purpose, funding and structures
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Oral evidence in progress
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Sustainable Schools
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Environmental Audit
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Structure of Government
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Inquiry announced
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Beyond Stern: forecasting, cost-effectiveness, and climate change
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 1 May
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The Voluntary Carbon Offset Market
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Policy Appraisal & Regulatory Impact Assessments
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Climate Change Bill
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Inquiry announced
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Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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Environmental Liability Directive
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Written evidence received
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| Climate Change: international policy post-2012 |
Written evidence received
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Pre-legislative scrutiny of Draft Climate Bill
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 8 May
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The potential of England's rural economy
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Written evidence invited
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Climate Change: citizen's agenda
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 9 May
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UK Government's "Vision for the CAP"
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Sub-committee
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British Waterways
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 8 May
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European Scrutiny
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Article 308 of the EC Treaty
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Inquiry announced
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The Conclusions of the European Council and the Council of Ministers
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 16 May
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The European Commission's Annual Policy Strategy for 2008
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 9 May
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Special Framework of Assistance for traditional suppliers of bananas
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
Evidence to be published 30 April
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Mobile phone roaming charges
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Evidence published 20 April
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Foreign Affairs
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Global Security: Iran
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Written evidence invited: oral evidence in progress
Deadline for submissions 16 May: 1st oral evidence session 2 May
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Global Security: The Middle East
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Written evidence invited:
Deadline for submissions 14 May
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Human Rights Annual Report 2006
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Report in preparation
Report to be published 29 April
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Developments in the European Union
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Oral evidence in progress
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South Asia
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Report in preparation
Report to be published 4 May
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Global Security: Russia
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Written evidence invited
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Health
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Patient and Public Involvement in the NHS
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Report published 20 April
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Audiology Services in England
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2006
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The Electronic Patient Record and its use
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 10 May
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National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
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Oral evidence in progress
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Home Affairs
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A Surveillance Society
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Oral evidence in progress
1st oral evidence session 1 May
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| Future of the Home Office |
One-off oral evidence session concluded
Uncorrected oral evidence on website: HC 499-i
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Knife Crime
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
Uncorrected oral evidence on website: HC 433-i
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Towards Effective Sentencing
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Oral evidence in progress
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Justice and Home Affairs Issues at European Union Level
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Young Black People and the Criminal Justice System
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Police Funding
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Written evidence invited: One-off oral evidence session announced
Deadline for submissions 4 May: Evidence session 22 May
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Joint Committee on Human Rights
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The human rights of adults with learning difficulties
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 25 May
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The human rights of older persons in healthcare
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Oral evidence in progress
Report published 14 May
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Counter-terrorism policy and human rights: intercept evidence
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Report in preparation
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Legislative Scrutiny
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Continuing Scrutiny: Report published 25 April
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Scrutiny of Bills and Draft Bills
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Continuing scrutiny: Report published 25 April
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Counter-terrorism policy and human rights (CTP)
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Continuing scrutiny: Report in preparation
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Implementation of Strasbourg Judgements
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Continuing scrutiny: Report in preparation
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International Development
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DFID Assistance to Burmese Internally Displaced People and Refugees on the Thai-Burma Border
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Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
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| Vietnam: DFID's Country Programme |
Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
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Fair trade and Development
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Water and Sanitation
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Report published 26 April: awaiting Government response
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Development assistance and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
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Government response published 29 March
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Modernisation of the House of Commons
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Strengthening the role of the backbencher
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Oral evidence in progress
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| Making better use of non-legislative time |
Oral evidence in progress
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Northern Ireland Affairs
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Northern Ireland Prison Service
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 2 May
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Political Developments in Northern Ireland
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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Assets Recovery Agency
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Oral evidence concluded
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Community Restorative Justice
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Government response to be published 30 April
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Procedure
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Written Parliamentary Questions
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Oral evidence in progress
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Public Petitions
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Report in preparation
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Early Day Motions
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Report in preparation
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Public Accounts
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Helping newly registered businesses meet their tax obligations
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Report in preparation
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| Heritage Lottery Fund |
Report in preparation
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| Pay Modernisation in the NHS: the impact of the new consultants' contract |
One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 30 April
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| Revenue & Customs Prosecutions Office 2005-06 Resource Accounts |
One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 2 May
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| Big Science - Public Investment in Large Scientific Facilities |
One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 9 May
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| Managing the Defence Estate |
One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 14 May
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Public Accounts
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Filing of VAT and Company Tax returns
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One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 16 May
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| Rural Poverty in Developing Countries |
One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 4 June
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| BBC Risk Management |
One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 6 June
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| Prescribing costs in Primary Care |
One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 11 June
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| The Thames Gateway: Laying the Foundations |
One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 13 June
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| Building for the Future: Sustainable Construction and refurbishment on the government estate |
One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 18 June
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| Attendance Management in the Department for Transport and its Agencies |
One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 20 June
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Improving the PFI tendering process;
Benchmarking and market testing the ongoing service component of PFI projects
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One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 25 June
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| Environment Agency Flood Risk Management: building and maintaining flood defences in England |
One-off oral evidence session announced
Evidence session 27 June
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Upgrade of the Bangor to Belfast Railway
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Report in preparation
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Joint venture between the Health and Social Care Information Centre and Dr Foster
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Report in preparation
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Staging the London Olympic and paralympic games in 2012
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Report in preparation
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Assets Recovery Agency
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Report in preparation
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| Biometric passports |
Report in preparation
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| Legal Aid and Family Breakdown |
Report in preparation
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| The Academies Programme |
Report in preparation
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| The performance of the government as a shareholder |
Report in preparation
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| Management of cost increases on road building schemes in England |
Report in preparation
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Passport Agency- Biometric passports
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Report in preparation
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Department of Health
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Oral evidence in progress
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Clinical Governance in Primary Care Trusts
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Report in preparation
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Central Government's use of consultants
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Report in preparation
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Ensuring the effectiveness of personal advisors
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Report in preparation
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Progress update on the efficiency Programme
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Report in preparation
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National programme for IT
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Report in preparation
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Ministry of Defence: Reserve forces
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Report in preparation
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Ministry of Defence: Major Projects Report 2005
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Oral evidence in progress
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office Resource Accounts 2004-05
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Report in preparation
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Progress in combat identification
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Report in preparation
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The restructuring of British Energy
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Report in preparation
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Patient choice at the point of GP referral
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Report in preparation
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HM Treasury: Update on PFI debt refinancing and the PFI equity market
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One-off oral evidence session announced
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Progress in tackling pensioner poverty
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One-off oral evidence session announced
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ASPIRE - the re-competition of outsourced IT services
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One-off oral evidence session announced
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Collapse of the Paddington Health Campus scheme
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Government response published 26 April
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Support for small businesses
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Government response published 26 April
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Rural Payments Agency: introduction of the Single Farm Payment
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Report to be published 8 May
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The office accommodation of DCMS and its sponsored bodies
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Report to be published 3 May
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Public Administration
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Machinery of Government
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Oral evidence in progress
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The Work of the Cabinet Office 2006-07
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Oral evidence in progress
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Review of Government Communications
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Oral evidence in progress
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A Debt of Honour
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Oral evidence in progress
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Public Services: Putting People First
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Oral evidence in progress
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Skills for Government
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Politics and Administration: Ministers & Civil Servants
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Report published 26 March: awaiting Government response
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Ethics and Standards
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Report to be published 29 April
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Regulatory Reform
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Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) Order 2007
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Report published 23 March:
awaiting Draft Order to be laid
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Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Deer) (England and Wales) Order 2007
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Report published on 2 April:
awaiting Draft Order to be laid
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Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Collaboration etc Between Ombudsmen) Order 2007
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Report published on 15 March:
awaiting Draft Order to be laid
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Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Game) Order 2007
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Report published on 15 March:
awaiting Draft Order to be laid
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Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Public Service Vehicles) Order 2006
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Report published on 7 February
Awaiting Draft Order to be laid
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Science & Technology
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International policies and activities of the Research Councils
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Oral evidence in progress
1st evidence session 9 May
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Investigating the Oceans
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Oral evidence in progress
1st evidence session 1 May
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Space policy
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Science Question Time
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
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Business under Standing Order No 151, followed as necessary by meetings of the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments for business under Standing Order No 151(10)
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Continuing scrutiny: Report in preparation
15th Report 2006-07 to be published 1 May
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Scottish Affairs
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Poverty in Scotland
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Oral evidence in progress
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Quadripartite Committee on Strategic Export Controls
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The UK 2005 Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Trade & Industry
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India: One year on
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Written evidence invited
Deadline for submissions 22 May
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| The UK Construction Industry |
Written evidence invited
Submissions due by 4 May
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| The Work of the Office of Fair Trading |
Inquiry Announced: written evidence invited
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| Ofcom's Annual Plan |
One-off oral evidence session concluded
Joint evidence session with Culture, Media & Sport Committee
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| Europe moves East: The impact of the 'new' EU Member States on UK business |
Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
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| Recent developments with Airbus |
Oral evidence in progress
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| The Future of UK Manufacturing Industry: Public Procurement |
Oral evidence in progress
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| The Future of UK Manufacturing Industry: Skills Shortages |
Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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| The Future of UK Manufacturing Industry: Marketing UK Plc |
Oral evidence concluded
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| The Government's Energy Review: UK dependence on gas and coal imports |
Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Trade & Industry
Sub-committee
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Implementation of the report of the Women and Work Commission
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Oral evidence in Progress
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Transport
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The Eddington Transport Study
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Ticketing on public transport
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written evidence invited: oral evidence in progress
Deadline for submissions 20 April: Next evidence session 23 May
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The Draft EU-US Air Transport Agreement
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The Transport Innovation Fund
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 23 May
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Passengers' experience of air travel
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Written evidence invited: oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 9 May
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The new National Boatmasters' Licence
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Novice Drivers
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Driver and Vehicle Registration and Licensing in Northern Ireland
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Transport Security: Travelling without Fear
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Department for Transport Annual Report 2006
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Government response to be published 3 May
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Transport for London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: The Draft Transport Plan
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Government response to be published 3 May
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Treasury
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Financial Inclusion follow-up: saving for all and shorter term saving products
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 1 May
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Private Equity
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Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
Submission due by 9 May
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Progress on the efficiency programme in the Chancellor's departments
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Inquiry announced: written evidence invited
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The 2007 Budget
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Report published 23 April
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Bank of England February 2007 Quarterly Inflation Report
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Oral evidence concluded
Evidence published 23 April
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Unclaimed assets within the financial system
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Written evidence invited: oral evidence in progress
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The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England: ten years on
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 8 May
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Climate change and the Stern review
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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The Comprehensive Spending Review: emerging issues
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Globalisation: its impact on the real economy
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 15 May
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Treasury Sub-committee
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Administration of tax credits: follow up
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One-off oral evidence concluded
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Progress on the efficiency programme in the Chancellor's departments
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Oral evidence in progress
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Welsh Affairs
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Globalisation and its Impact on Wales
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Oral evidence in progress
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Energy in Wales: Follow-up
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Orders in Council
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Welsh Prisoners in the Prison Estate
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Work & Pensions
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Social Fund
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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Benefits Simplification
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Oral evidence in progress
Next evidence session 2 May
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Personal Accounts
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Oral evidence concluded: Report in preparation
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Jobcentre Plus
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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DWP Autumn Performance Report
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One-off oral evidence session concluded
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